Hello all,
I just released a free application/service that forwards your SMS messages to e-mail addresses you define, and also sends responses back when you reply to the received e-mails (coming from your own number). Etext uses Google's Cloud 2 Device Messaging (C2DM) to notify your phone without polling every x minutes, hence the Android 2.2 requirement. It's designed so that it can actually replace the default SMS application's notifications, and to be able to reply to incoming messages from any device that's able to receive e-mail, no matter where you are.
The application is brand new on the market, so it would be great if the XDA community could give it a try. Screenshots and a more thorough description can be found on the Android Market (or should I say Google Play). Below is a link, and a QR code that you can scan on your device. If you have any questions or suggestions you can always post here or e-mail me!
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Hey!
Did a quick test this and it works well Will do more tests soon.
Was wondering what the real purpose is. I mean ... wouldn't SMS be more reachable than emails given that for email a net connection is necessary, while it is not necessary for SMS?
I'll be using this to have a record of my messages in my mail and occasionally to save a wee bit on my message bills!
Paparasee said:
Hey!
Was wondering what the real purpose is. I mean ... wouldn't SMS be more reachable than emails given that for email a net connection is necessary, while it is not necessary for SMS?
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It bugged me that I couldn't receive SMS messages or reply to them when I was using my tablet (or any other device for that matter). That's basically why I started working on the application. It worked pretty well for myself, so I decided to implement C2DM and release it on the market. A plus is that I can now search for a name on GMail and get the text messages as well.
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Hey everyone, I've got a question.
Is there an application out there that will automatically forward all SMS's in your inbox to an e-mail address? Or even if you have to do it manually once a day or week or what ever. The plan is to keep all my SMS's in an email's inbox. Is it possible? Is there something out there? Thanks
K.
WM 6.1 Omnia (if that makes any difference to anyone) is what I'm using.
http://www.levantersoftware.com/index.html?_ret_=return
This will work with your phone.
Hi,
Anyone know if forwarding SMS to email ispossible to do this in silent-mode, i.e without the phone user knowing which email it is sent to and when? Reason is I am worried for my teenage daughter as she may be involved is something not good and want to help her for obvious reasons.
I have an HTC PDA with win 6.1 pro
Many thanks Nd regards
Amedeus
Is there any alternative to Smart SMS to Mail? This program doesn't work.
I need a program which forwards all sms to my mailaccount.
elminjo
have you tried txtforward?
http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/03/how-to-forward-text-messages-to-your-email-inbox/#
Amedeus said:
Hi,
Anyone know if forwarding SMS to email ispossible to do this in silent-mode, i.e without the phone user knowing which email it is sent to and when? Reason is I am worried for my teenage daughter as she may be involved is something not good and want to help her for obvious reasons.
I have an HTC PDA with win 6.1 pro
Many thanks Nd regards
Amedeus
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I don't know if that's legal, be it your daughter or not. And even if it is, is it ethically correct ? I think that intercepting an sms is like intercepting e-mails or phone calls, it shouldn't be done.
Your call.
Kim.
Sent via my magical HTC Wildfire S.
elminjo said:
Is there any alternative to Smart SMS to Mail? This program doesn't work.
I need a program which forwards all sms to my mailaccount.
elminjo
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Do take a look at PhoneLeash. It can automatically forward incoming SMS to your email or an SMS destination (another phone or Google Voice). You can even reply.
PhoneLeash 1.7 is now released. You can find it here.
We are really happy with the quality and reliability of SMS forwarding to email. With PhoneLeash you can also reply (if your phone has an email to SMS address).
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In this release, you can export and mirror SMS to email as well.
[email protected]
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With [email protected] installed and running, if you leave your phone at home, you'll have no messages and phone calls missed at all!
How it works:
1. start the app and keep it running background, waiting for specific SMS commands
2. if you left your phone at home, just use another phone nearby to send a command to your phone to initiate the service (you'll get feedbacks if the function is enabled in Settings )
3. all SMSs received at home will be forwarded to the phone you want, and everyone who calls your phone will be notified the reachable number
4. you may stop the service at anytime
I think this is an usefull app, nice idea!
I have not tried it, but a suggestion:
if a specified command is received via sms, turn on data connection, wifi or network (I always have off it), and send mail to specified address that report sms and calls lost.
This is because sometimes you can have Internet access, but not a phone to redirect calls.
Thank you very much for your great suggestion! Am working on the data connection right now. Just like you mentioned, we can get logs from a data connection in the web page later
Sorry I have not understand this point:
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we can get logs from a data connection in the web page later
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Only now I have see that it is a paid app so... I will not try it
Furthermore I have problem with my phone and I can't install anything.
Anyway another thought, perhaps you have already done, but I have not saw, in the case excuse me: specify number of second phone in the sms command, it could be different every time and I know it only when realize that have forgot my [email protected]
currently, you have two ways of specifying the forwarding number, the first one: you can type it in Settings, it is recommended if you have two daily phones; the other way, by default, the app will take the number from which you send the commands. So, it is pretty flexible.
You cannot use xda to sell/advertise paid applications. You can provide either a lite version or a free version for the community, but under XDA rules promotion of paid software is not allowed.
oh my.. So sorry about violating the rule... should 've read the rules carefully. apology. pls lock/move/delete this thread.
Hi all
I just got a message from my friend that he recieved an update yesterday night from Asus for his TF-101G which he bought from taiwan. Apparently the update had a sms system, and he is able to use it to sms to a phone. not whatsapp or viber but through gsm network.
I was wondering if it is able to integrate with our wifi Transformer "rooted" with 3G dongle installed. As previously I tried to activate whatsapp, and the sms got sent over into my dongle, thus activating whatsapp. The current dongle I am using is the huawei e1550, and specs shows that there is GSM radio installed inside.
Was wondering if anyone is interested to follow up?
Thanks.
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Not having a G-variant, i am lazy. I just run TexTab on my phone and ASUS, and use that for texting. Very useful as well since that gives me the same number and the thread is for view on the phones SMS app - perfect for having to go away from Tablet.
TexTab basically uses the phone via Bluetooth for texting goodness.
why not just text with google voice through wifi? It's much easier and works out of the box. Plus you can save all your texts and it syncs your conversations with your phone and web browser, which I think makes it much more useful.
Well I currently do not have access to a google voice account at the moment, was considering if sms is viable why not use it?
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why not just text with google voice through wifi?
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Give or take limitations once you go past sitting in the USA and texting other people in the USA, you can only send like 150 texts per contact within so many hours, unless it's done via forwarding through a real cellphone. From what I could tell, the Android app has the same limitation as the web interface.
I found this out because the first month my fiancee and I were texting, we exchanged almost 10,000 SMS, and still average like 7,000+ .
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Hi XDA community!
Our first app PhoneLeash is on the Android Market (free).
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I like to call it the "misplaced phone app" since its meant for the more common occurrence of your phone simply not being near you, rather than being stolen.
PhoneLeash has features for finding your lost phone (or at least confirming where you think you left it) while also letting you know who is calling/texting meanwhile. Its not trigger happy (yet!) about wanting to wipe all the data the minute you see your phone isn't with you
We are trying to get the right balance of features, here is what we have now:
GPS locating
SMS/missed call forwarding to email or phone
Reply to SMS
Low battery alert
Remote ring
Privacy (no website tracking your phone)
Battery life -- after all you won't be using these features much of the time, so why have features that constantly drain your battery.
Unique feature - With PhoneLeash you can (remotely) reply to an SMS, and it goes out from your phone - the other side simply cannot tell the difference. While new and unique, we want to make sure we keep it simple to use. Speaking of simplicity, all of PhoneLeash fits in 1-2 spartan screens.
We've tested with Go SMS, Handcent to make sure PhoneLeash works with their default settings. PhoneLeash can also forward to HeyWire SMS numbers as well.
We found out that some tablets (Galaxy 8.9) do SMS but no telephony, so those are supported now as well.
If you can give it a try, we'll be very thankful. And ask for features - maybe they'll happen!
Thanks!
PVS, GearAndroid
www dot gearandroid dot com
Here is a link and some screencaps of the new features in v 1.5
I am not a Twitter-user (tweeter?) but just used PhoneLeash to send in my first tweet from my phone. Sent this SMS from Google Voice to my PhoneLeash-ed phone-- "40404 here's a random tweet"--and by magic it showed up in my Twitter account!
on i 9000?
Is it available on samsung galaxy i 9000?
Very cool. I will test it out soon.
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WhotsApp is a great tool that lets you send a WhatsApp message to people you don't have in your contacts!
Have you ever wanted to check someone's profile on WhatsApp or send him a message before you saved him in your contacts?
Have you ever wondered to yourself - "Why would I save a number in my contacts for just one second??"
Have you ever fluttered on your contacts list and seen people you don't know?
WhotsApp for the rescue!
WhotsApp lets you send a WhatsApp message to a given number before you saved it in your contacts!
You won't have any garbage contacts, just type in the phone number and send a message, That's it!. How simple is that?
We keep saving your time - If you copied the number, the app will automatically recognize your clipboard, paste the number and you are one click away!
just type com.ronh.whotsapp in google play
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WhotsApp is a great tool that lets you send a WhatsApp message to people you don't have in your contacts!
Have you ever wanted to check someone's profile on WhatsApp or send him a message before you saved him in your contacts?
Have you ever wondered to yourself - "Why would I save a number in my contacts for just one second??"
Have you ever fluttered on your contacts list and seen people you don't know?
WhotsApp for the rescue!
WhotsApp lets you send a WhatsApp message to a given number before you saved it in your contacts!
You won't have any garbage contacts, just type in the phone number and send a message, That's it!. How simple is that?
We keep saving your time - If you copied the number, the app will automatically recognize your clipboard, paste the number and you are one click away!
just type com.ronh.whotsapp in google play
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Nothing!
I can Not finde the App in Google play.
Quick WhatsApp Message already does this. If there any advantage using your app? Just trying to see if I should change it. Thanks
Edit: Here's the link https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-qwm-send-whatsapp-message-adding-t3571445